BudgetFett No. 4 Interest Webley Scott Resin kit

PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE ORDERS, LISTS ARE FULL
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Welcome to BudgetFett No. 4 Webley & Scott Mark I Flare gun resin Kit Interest thread.

What is BudgetFett? It's me trying to offer Fett items to those on a tight budget.

OK, I have recently purchased a genuine Webley & Scott Flare gun and am in the works of creating molds to cast it up in resin. I am hoping to offer full Webley Kits to TDH members on a budget. If you are interested please post here. This is for the Webley ONLY, no Greeblies, scopes etc. are included for a EE-3 conversion. Hotshot or Sidewinder do offer these parts.

I will post pics as progress goes.

Update: Molds are done, resin has arrived and I am currently testing them to see how they hold up and how well the casts are coming out. Once I am happy with the final product, I will start taking payments. I can only do a couple casts at a time.





Here is a price break down For Run 2:
Stock $10
Bracket $5
Grip $3
Handle $5
Trigger w/Guard $2
Barrel Release $3
Barrel $9
US Standard Shipping $8
US Priority Shipping $11.00
INTERNATIONAL Standard Shipping $(to calculate http://ircalc.usps.gov/, weight is 3 lbs 6.7 oz.)
INTERNATIONAL Priority Shipping $41.95
Paypal Fee $1.90

Kits will come in raw form, unassembled, will require cleaning, filling and hardware/adhesive.

LIST CLOSED
Run 1 @ $45.00 - COMPLETED

1. gbeef
HAVE NOT HEARD FROM
2. Kal Skirata
3. MandalorFett
4. GNCgamer128

LIST CLOSED
Run 2:
1. ilikebmxbikes
2. ilikebmxbikes
3. jpynk3
4. clonecollector
5. Barking Dragon
6. Sixxgunn13
7. Cylus
8. Wolfie
9. ForTheLoveOfFett
10. Chucko
11. jackpot76
12. BF46
13. chibi fett
14. HAL9triple0
15. Ion_Cannon_Gunner
16. KoRn3000
17. mrgr8ness
18. FettMonger
19. Anakin Starkiller
20. Chewcy
21. Light_Tech
22. raulvader
23. Lee27
24. oddball
25. t_bone9600
26. Steelblitz
27. mrbungle
28. stellardude
29. jedi.paramedic
30. MandoMan

LIST CLOSED
Run 3: STAND-BY (Not sure If I will make it to this run)
1. inxsone
2. Lord Vicious
3. wickedbeard
4. Blade76
5. ruze789
6. Boomer Fett
7. 987654321a
8. Rawn
9. Dragon-Fett
10. psych0ticmisfit
11. secondprize
12. rdhawk
13. Fettpride
14. al13ns
15. Muad'Dib
16. veggo
17. Bubba Fett
18. MADDMUDDER
19. St Sixtus
20. maycol
21. Galactic Bounty Hunter
22. Spideyfett
23. TK-Fett
24. TK6540UKG
25. Simon Fett (-stock)
26. Cooter Davis
27. zhongfett
28. al13ns
29. tb5656
30. slave1117a

PLEASE NOTE: I AM NOT ACCEPTING ANY MORE ORDERS, LISTS ARE FULL
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Now, what this is NOT: This is not an 'business' opportunity for someone to resell the kit for Profit. It is not a base for re-casting to resell. If push comes to shove and you must re-sell the kit for any reason, you agree to sell it for what you paid for it to retain the ideal of helping others on a budget. By purchasing this kit, you agree to these terms. Not trying to sound harsh, but I don't want to see something 'good' turned into something 'ugly'. Sound reasonable?

Definately interested. I'm also curious as to how you found a flaregun. Most in the states have been in collections or are in the possession of law enforcement for riot control.

Here is a Trade opportunity...

While at the movies, someone stole the Jack Skellington Magnet off my car. It was a gift from my Wife that I had for several years on my car, so we where both really heart broken to see that it was taken. I know it sounds cheesy, but it had more sentimental value than anything. I have searched for this magnet to replace it, but all I can find are NEW variations of it.

If anyone can find one, I will trade for it.

Can I put a heiland in the barrel? Or it's just for RotJ?



PS: put me on the list but please answer this Q

Originally Posted by KaanE

Can I put a heiland in the barrel? Or it's just for RotJ...?

I will be casting the barrel to allow a flash to be inserted. I am also hoping to cast up two versions of the stock, a clean one (ROTJ) and one with the chip taken out of the end (ESB). So hopefully when all said and done (crossing-fingers) you can choose between ESB or ROTJ.

Edit: this option is not yet available

i was wondering if the guy who bought that webley on gunbroker was a member here. you got it for a great price dont forget to fill in those markings from WWII on the stock before molding

Quick update:

I am using what time I have after work doing all the prep work to get all the frames ready. Hopefully I will be able to offer some of the greeblies as well (but they are not my main focus..yet). I will be getting some filler for the stock to remove the markings making it nice and purty.

I was hoping to start pouring the RTV this weekend, but I will be out of town at a wedding so that may slow me down a bit. However, if I get all my prep work done before the week is out, I might start to pour before Friday.

Once the molds are finished and the resin is ready to go, I will let everyone know and start taking payments for those still interested.


On a completely different side note, I noticed how different my ESB cape colors look in each photo (top of page). It's the same cape, but different lighting and one is a different camera. So hard to judge accurate color matching with some photos.

Originally Posted by xfettx

are those knee darts and an mq1 I see?

Knee darts, MQ1...?

I have no idea what you could be referring to

Originally Posted by Sixxgunn13

...Is there a spot still open?
thx

Yes, there is always room for more on the list...that is till it's full

Originally Posted by Seven

Hey another Oregonian!

That makes six of us on the boards that I know of..........you, me, Cylus, cojake (soon to be from my garrison), fettpride and slab fett (from my garrison)...............

Update:
Molds are done, and for the most part they look good. Will need to clean them. Time will tell if I have to redo one or two of them. Hopefully not.

Now I am going to have to get some resin, cast one or two up to see how well them come out, fix any issues, then once I am happy, I should be ready then to start taking payment for all those interested. I am hoping that all this will take place before Halloween. But no promises.

Oh, as soon as Run 2 hits 30 people, I wont be adding anymore to the list till all orders are filled.

As far as International shipping costs, I cannot give an accurate quote until I can figure out the final weight of the package and its delivery time. In the meantime you can go to http://ircalc.usps.gov/ and guesstimate a weight for the package to your location and see what the average is.

Originally Posted by mrgr8ness

...Out of curiousity, are you reinforcing the stock stock with anything?

I am still pondering this one. But you're right, the bracket needs to be stong enough to hold the stock. When I made these several years ago the stock was heavier than the real wood stock ('cause solid resin will do that) and it put more of a strain on the light braket. It held, but it wasn't as sturdy as I would have liked. I have a few ideas on how to tackle this, and reinforcing it is one of them.

However, anything I come up with would be an additional cost to me, and I don't have anything in the Budget for that. But what you could do, is sand down like 1/8" of the resin, and get a 1/8" thick alumimun plate and cut it out to shape and glue/screw it down and it would be a great way for added strength.

Can we send payments yet? If so, what is your paypal address?

Thanks a lot for doing this.

-best

Dan

Originally Posted by RangerChet

Have you thought about using a foam core to lessen the weight and casting resin around it?

I have seen it done before in an R2-D2 kit that I bought several years ago. They had used Styrofoam in the center of the leg to make it lighter and to use less resin. I was wondering if it would work in a pressure pot though. So far, the only issue is that it floats and wont stay in the middle. So I get like a side or the top that isn't covered with resin and the styrofoam is sticking out.

Quick update:

resin did arrive tues. I have casted a few of the smaller parts, havn't tackled the larger items yet. I have the barrel in the pot as I type. Once it is ready to demold I will pull that baby out.

hopefully I should have my first Webley test done by the end of this weekend.

List is closed, sorry no longer adding any more to the list.

Another quick resin update:

The molds seem to be working so far, and I got a few parts tested. I am however disappointed with the resin itself. It seems to be fine for the thicker parts, but for the thinner ones, it is far to brittle. The littlest pressure and it snaps. So that's no good.


So I'll use it up for the heavier thicker items, but will need to order different resin for the smaller thinner parts. I am going to get Smooth-cast 321.

Anyone recommend another type of resin?